EY Supply Chain Health - Performance Improvement Manager Consulting 

United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 

164990844

Supply Chain Health – Performance Improvement – Manager - Consulting

Today’s healthcare environment is undergoing rapid change and transformation. The market is being impacted by changing regulations, a shift from volume to value payment structures, increasing reliance on automation, and a move towards improved quality and population health management. Our clients work across the healthcare industry, from hospitals and integrated delivery networks to commercial and governmental insurers. You’ll use your industry knowledge and relationship skillsets to assist our clients in delivering services efficiently and effectively.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll be a part of our Health supply chain team working with a broad spectrum of not-for-profit and for-profit healthcare clients, including hospitals, healthcare systems, and academic medical centers, as well as healthcare payers, to assess and redesign supply chain processes, improve financial and operational performance, and optimize technology.

As a Manager in our Health Supply Chain team, you’ll work with clients across all areas of the Supply Chain, including:

• Procurement
• Logistics / Distribution
• Inventory management
• Operations
• Strategy
• Value Analysis / Clinical Supply Chain

Skills and attributes for success

• Effectively manage and motivate client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Deep skills in driving client cost reduction efforts in health care, medical supplies, services, equipment, efficiencies in operations.
• Understanding of the health supply chain marketplace, what suppliers are focused on, how to change the narrative for clients, how to conduct detailed market assessments,
• Excellent capability to present opportunities to clients executives and stakeholders, ability to demonstrate confidence in the opportunities and the ability to present why a practice change would benefit the organization and not impact quality of care
• Foster an innovative and inclusive team -oriented work environment. Play an active role in counselling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels. Consistently deliver quality client services. Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes
• Support the cultivation and management of business development opportunities. Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Develop and maintain long-term client relationships and networks
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge
• Think and act entrepreneurially to help lead the growth and development of the Healthcare Supply Chain practice

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree and approximately 7 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 5 years of related work experience
• Approximately 4 years or more of advisory/consulting experience in the supply chain and other operational areas that impact the supply chain function (e.g. supply chain strategy, distribution/logistics, inventory management, procurement and sourcing, lean six sigma, operations, cost reduction, etc.), preferably with prior experience as a manager (or above), in a consulting firm or in a management role within industry
• Strong clinical, pharmacy, materials management or purchased services background with supply chain in hospitals
• Assist in generating revenue within existing healthcare clients and in developing new prospects at the “C” level of large healthcare companies
• Ability to manage a team of staff/senior consulting professionals
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment (knows when to lead and when to follow)
• Ability to create executive level presentations and deliver them
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60% (recognizing our business model is evolving and this will likely decrease)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A degree with an emphasis in business, healthcare administration, supply chain, logistics and/or nursing (ex. MBA, MEng, MHA, MPH, MSN or JD)